Universities’ use of non-disclosure agreements (NDA) in sexual harassment cases involving staff and students is allowing alleged perpetrators to move to other institutions where they may offend again, according to academics, lawyers and campaigners.
They warn the prevalence of harassment is being masked because of the use of confidentiality clauses in settlements, which prevent any of the parties discussing what has happened.
We’d like to find out from students in the UK about their concerns about sexual harassment and inappropriate behaviour involving staff and students at their university. We’d also like to hear from university staff who’ve found it difficult to speak out about some colleagues’ behaviour or who feel that procedures for reporting on and dealing with sexual harassment, are not robust enough.
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